Roblox sues YouTuber Ruben Sim for $1.65M for ‘terrorist threats’

The Roblox Corporation has filed a lawsuit in California against YouTuber Benjamin Simon for making terrorist threats against the studio and its users. Roblox is seeking $1.65 million in damages. Ben Simon, known online as Ruben Sim, has over 750,000 subscribers. Simon is primarily known for his Roblox focused videos. His fame comes from having been banned from Roblox multiple times.

The lawsuit describes Simon as the leader of a “cybermob” which utilizes malice, fraud, and oppression to commit unlawful acts to damage Roblox and its users. It alleges that Simon made terrorist threats in an effort to shut down the Roblox Developers Conference in October 2021. The lawsuit also alleges Simon glamorized the 2018 YouTube headquarters shooting and threatened a copycat act on the Roblox headquarters. The lawsuit goes on to accuse Simon of using racist and homophobic slurs against users, as well as engaging in sexual discussion and harassment on the platform.